What does earth's constant rotation cause us to experience? seasons/ weather changes
How long does it take earth to complete one rotation? 24 hours
From which direction does the sun rise? south to north
From which direction does the sun set?north to south
What do you think would happen if the Earth stopped rotating? How would this effect human life? one side of the earth would be warm/ blazing hot and the other would be freezing cold The plants on the cold side would die resulting in mass famine food would eventually be scarce for allWhat does earth's constant rotation cause us to experience?
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Task (place on your wiki)
http://www.frozenport.com/Movies/Seasons.swf
What poles does the Earth's axis run through?north and south
What do you notice about the Earth's position when the axis appears?its tilted
What two hemispheres does the equator divide the earth into?north and south

Direct Light
Angled or Indirect light
hotter
cool


winter solstice
spring equinox
summer solstice
fall equinox
Date
21-22
21-22
21-22
21-22
Describe the
amount of daylight
less
equall to night and day 12 hours
less day
12 hours each

Northern Hemisphere

winter
spring
summer
fall
indirect
equal
direct
equal

Southern Hemisphere

winter
spring
summer
fall
equal
direct
direct
equal